Method and mechanism for marking materials



ay 3 H. ByMowRY METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR MARKING MATERIALS Filed April18, 1923sl VNTOR y M ATTORNEYS A2 Sheets-Sheet 2 U- -rl l'- Patented May31,v 7,1927.

i i-iARoLD B. MOWRY, ,or STERLING, connai:CTICUT,l Assienon To THEUNITED 5211AfriasY i FINISHING COMPANY, or vNEW Yoann. Y., A CORPORATIONon comit-Eamonn f METHQQANDMEGHAMSM FQn-MARKINQMATERMLS.'

implication iea april 1s, iega Vseriai no. eaasia The present inventionrelates generallyV to devices or mechanisms .for marking and 'is ymorelspecifically directed to improvements in `such mechanisms, which areespecially designed for apl'alyi-ng trade-marks, -tradeynames andother,identifying'media top-piece or sheet material, suchy asfpaper,fabrics and Vthe like. t

As is Wellknowinit is' a common practice `for .manufacturers otwallpapers, V,e'ibrics andthe like .to apply utoQtliedgoo'ds of theirproduction trademarks, trade-naines or `other ,insignia V'toindicateUguality,'yardage y usually applied ,to vthe 's elvag'eof 'thermacation of the manufacturers trade-mark,

trade-name, or the likeealls fora separate' operation which adds to theL,cost of lproductionotI thematerial. .For example, assuming that itistl'iepratice of vthe manu- `facturer to ,apply -hisfparticular'marking to .fabrics in' the piece, after they Ahave ,been

y .inished, the material, ollotvingtthe.linish- .ingoperationfmust beWoundupona suit.

,able frame or support for lthe,:marking operation, following which -itis-again Wound on a carrier from which it is transferred tothe boltboards yorthe like. ,'Qbvioiisly, the ,several rewinding operaticns andtransportation .ot the material to the marking mechanism materiallyincreases V,the op/errations .necessary Vto obtain the marketableproduct with a consequent addedcostto the .manufactureri and.y consumer.

The `general object of 1the presentinv'ention isVto eliminatethe'gadditional fcost ot marking the material, which Vresults from themethods now employedL andf so simplify the mechanism and method oflmarking vthe Amaterial thatthe markingmay be accomplished simultaneouslywith, Vor ,as a part of, anessential operation or stepV in theproduction of .then iaterial.` "Manitestly, 'thecost of marking willtherefore bea yneglilgible iteminthe production of thelmaterial stage ofproductionmay vI may for themarketfand at ythe sametime `the capacity ofja given production unit will increased, f'

f More speciiically,i'it is the' object of my invention to provide aVsimple lmechanism :tor applyingany desired markings to paper,

fabrics ,and similar material, which' isla'utot ,matic in operation andymay :be Vemployed `in con]unction With any machine used Vin the.4production of the material, 'Whergjjghe 1 Permit ofthe use themllklng-mechan'rh.. y ,i

My invention also comprehendsa method i,

andmechanism for applying l'markingsj'to Imaterial in which theiiiarkingoperation lis performed by .a product-ion unitjasbya.

ucalendjering machine or'other apparatus used iin the production ornishing ot VVthe material, the marking operation and means Vforcontrolling or` regulatingl'the same being governed by thematerialitsell`sogthat the marking. of :the material "is :in'synchro nism Withthe manutacturmg operation being Iperformed, thereon.

In marking mechanisms, as heretofore machine,'such las a calender', inwhich the production'operation'is taking place is utithepresentinvention,-however, is described and moreparticularly claimed in -mycolpending application," SerialVNo..104,1Q8,tiled @Other objects vand Yadvantages i ,flo-Wing known, it yhas 'been customary "to employ heat asan. agent for effecting themarking,

'the heat rgenerated. in or radiated the VAlized'to that end, 'thereby`urtl'ienovercomy ing theobJections to the inarkingmecha- `nisms as nowconstituted. 'This "feature of froinmy invention will present,themselves .self `all vrights to the`- full ,range lof f equiva-,lents,`both in structure andfiises, to which. itled under Vmy presentvinp 'L be en venti'on in its broadest aspect.

`For the purposesof thepresent disclosure, I have.,elected toillustrate' and describe as thefvdescription proceeds, andl" `would ihave it understood"thatl` reserve unto'myl .Y

`without departing from the vspirit and `scope of my invention, asdefined by the appended claims.

In-the drawings: 3. Fig. l isan elevation, partlyin section, of apreferred form of mechanism as' used in conjunction with a' unitv of amanufactur- `been 4marked by `practising my improved v Vstructure sh ingequipment, whereby my method may be Vpractised or carried out ,f Y

Fig. '2 isa top lan view kof the struc-v ture shown in the left handhalf ofFig. 1; vFig-3 is a view similar to Fig. 2gof the wnin the righthand half of Fig. 4is a lplan-view sectionjof *.paper,A

kfabric* 0r the like, the salvage of which has method; p n y Referringnow toidrawings in detail, in which like characters ofreference are em-V1 ployed 'to designate similarfparts'throughprojections ,These tabs orprojecting Vportions may be out V'thes'everal' views, 7-indicates1a reelor spool upon which isjwound a relatively narrow ribbon or tape 8 ofpaper, fabric or other suitable material having equi-distantly spacedlate-rally extendingY tabs or 9 along one edge f thereof.

perforated in any suitable manner, as shown lat 10, to form a stencil ofany desired tradename, or otlierinsignia which is to be affixed toAthe'r materialV to be marked. yIf desired,

Y inlieu ofthe aforesaid stencil, said tabsor projections 9. may carrydecalcomania transfers or may be otherwise formed to pro-v vide aidieorother medium for carrying out' the objects of this invention in themanner hereinafter described. A t t The Vreel vorspool 7 .maybe .of anydiameter to carry th-e requisite supply of tape or ribbon -for any givenoperati/on, or forV j a number of'operations as the case may be.

This reelor spool 7 is supported or mounted Y f on a stub shaft 11,keyed or splined thereto vso as to rotate therewith, the ends of saidshaft protruding beyond the plane of the sides of said reel? Thesaidshaft v11V `is removably journaled in split bearings Vsupported fromthe opposite walls 12 and 12a,

respectively, of the protective cage or lhousking 13which is preferablyformed of sheet Vmetalory any othermaterial suitable to the connected,as shown at 18,

purpose, and of the configuration shown.

VThe split bearing aforesaid comprises va Vfixed lower halfy 14, havingextensions 15 and 16, to the `former of vwhich the upper halfY ofthebearing 17 is hinged or pivotally From Y this construction, it lwill beobserved that the shaft 11 carryingy the reel 7 may 'bepositioned withinor removed j from the bearings with facility andldespatch, the shaftbeing .locked in functioning position in the bearings by means of thewing `nuts 18 in threadedV engagement with the studs explained.

the base andsides of the housing 13, the

tape or ribbon 8 as Vit leaves the spool, passing beneath the roll 24Vjournaled inthe upwardly directed parallelV flanges 25, which form thesides of said guideway 23.

In the present showing ofmy invention, I have elected to illustratethesame asused in .connection with V'a calende'ring machine, such as iscommonly employed in finishing fabric` and other materials, the -rcalender rolls, the upper onel of which is usually ,tape `8, whichcarries thel a heat roll being indicatedV by the reference numerals 26and 27, respectively. Thel housing 13 withY its v'extending yguidewa-y23 for the tape or ribbonS is located in front A and 27. The housing 13with its extending guideway 23V is pivotally mounted on a bracket 28,slidablyrmounted on a rod 29,.

positioned transverselypof the calendering machine, the said rod or bar29 being con-k nected to the vcalendering machine frame members 3() vforadjustment longitudinally thereof. The bracket 28'may be a casting,

of, or in advance of the'machine rolls26 or may be formed of anysuitable material,

and is preferably provided witha a bore conforming to the contour ofthe: rod or bar'29, andy of "dimensions to permitof the movement of saidbracket longitudinally vof said rod or bar,'or in other words,transversely of the calendering machine frame, the said bracket being-lockedin position of adjustment by means of the set screw 31. `Theaforesaid pivotal connectionV between the bracket 28 andthe housing 13is' obtained'vbyv forming an annular pin or protuberance 32 onthe uppersurface ofthe bracket 28, which is adaptedto enter a coinplementalrecess 33 inthe boss or blocky 34,

. fixed to the base of the housing 13 Vby means of rivets or the like35. vBy ithis method of connection betweenbracket'28 and the boss orAblock 34, VVit will be observed that the housing 13, with itsextendingguideway 23, will b e capable of oscillatory movein-entwithrelation to the bracket 28, as Vhereinafter Y.

Thematerial 36 to be operated upon 'by the calender rolls26 andv 27,respectively, traverses the Ausual guide or tension rolls 37, 38 and 39and passes between said cal ender rolls 26 andj27,'being'carried` overVaA rod o r bar 40, positioned tranversely of the machine frame andbetween the roll39 and ,calender rolls 26 27,` trod for 'bar 40 formsatable the top offvvhich is in the planel of the 4periphery oftheadjacentguide Yor tension roll 39,'sothat that portion of the 5.material 36 `vvhich issuppo'rted 'by'saidroll 39 and the table 40 is'in asubstantially horizontalplane., Y Y

It 'Will be observed that the terminus of the yguidevvay 23, when thehousing 13 is mounted `I "elat-iv'e "to Athe 'rolls 26 and 27, Vas -justdescribed, isat avfpoiiit approximately betvveen the roll39 and thetable 40. Posi-` tione'don the voutside of theguidevvay 23, adjacent Itolits terminus 'and on `the median 15 line thereof, is a dependent lugvor stop 41 'which is 'adapted to cont-act with, or lbear against theedgepf `the ymaterial 36 as it `passes 'from 'the roll 39 vto the table'40.

When it is desiredto'employ myiinproved 4methodA and mechanism, formarking Vthe.

v mat-erial',"the Iloraeket-28 'is adjusted laterally ofthe rod Vorfbar29, so that the stop 4l will contactvvith the edge fof the 'material' 36betw'veen the roll39 'and thetable 40, whereby Kfthe selvage of thematerial' 39 will register,

f or be in line "with the ltalos or projections 9 of thetape ,8,A.Thetape 8 as it leaves the f table 40vis` in closelcontact with thematerial 4 6 A and ,entersbetveen the calenderingirolls :inagandpatherewith. l

rlhe "tape '8, as lit vis v"unvvound from the spool or reel 7passesunder the'roll 24, as

aforesaid, and is guided' in its movement lthrough thel guidetvay23'by'means ofingers 35,'j42,vvhich}are supported by transverse rods""43a connected to'the edges lo'f-the guidevvay Y 23. v'l`h ese ngers'42 project downwardly f intoth'e guidewayand Contact vvith the -edge ofthetape'orribbon '8,'fr'om Whichhthe tabs 4o 9 project. The Ytape 8intraversing "the' guidexvay 23 is thusat all times, during the feedingoperation, maintained in position to insure registration of the tabs orprojections 9 thereof with the selvage edge of the 45 fabric 36, thepressure of the turned-up end portions V42a of the fingers 42, in aVdownwvard direct-ion, being so adjustedas to permit the tabs or.projections 9y of theV tape 8 to ride beneath said fingers Withoutinjury thereto.

As the material 36 is drawn beneath theV calendino" rolls 26 and 27, thevibration of the machine and the slight lateral variations in the pathof movement of the material are provided for by the aforesaid pivotalconnection between the boss or block 34 .of the bracket 28. This pivotalConnection permits the spring 43 fixed to the bracket as at 44 to exertsuiiicient lateral pressure against the pin 45 dependent 'from theunderside of the guideway 23 to maintain the lug or stop 41 continuouslyin contact with the adjacent edge of the material 36.

j It will be noted that a portion of the' guideway, adjacent to itsterminus, overlies lthe nl'ateiiial '36 :in Ipassage 4vfrom the roll f39 tothe Itable 40. i To prevent undue pres- `position of thegiiid'ehvay, W'ithrelationto thematerial :36, may 1befaccurately'm'aintained during the entire 'period of-themarkling operation.

As the ta'pe y8 "is A'drawn beneath therealen-v dering rolls -26 and 27,vth'ejtabs or projec- `tions'9 of said tape Zbeingiiicontactivith 4theedge ofthe selvage ofthegmate'rial 36,

it :Will be obvious that'fthe heat'of 'the roll `26 combined with thepressure exerted yby said calender rolls on the `said 'tabs andthematerial Will effect a transfer fof'theind1c1a,jo'r other markingprovided-on thef'tab :tion 9 of the tape' 8 is formedfto v'function j asa stencil, thefheatV and pressurefof the calender rollsv26a`nd""27fv\`iill produoeian impression of the tab or projection 19up'on t-he selvage of ithematerial, in which 5ythe marking is tota-ke'the form Iof -a decalco- 'mania'transfen it Will be obviousfthaty thetransfer may be Imade to `the material 536 in an" equally 'efficientmanner.

5 In` order Ythatfthel movement ofV 'the zbon/ jor ,tape 8, through theIguideivay '23,

insigniaor other markingsf on the vvtabappear vin relief. On the-otherf'liand,"ifvthe"95 may beA performed so as to synchronizewith i thehousing 13.` This strap or iiexible med` ium 49 passes over a groovedpulley which is keyed to one end of the stub shaftl 11, as shown at 52,the Weight 48 being of the proper size to retard the rotation of theshaft 11 sufficiently to insure the aforesaid synchronism vin movementof the tape 8 and thel material 36, Without producing such'an excessivestrain. on saidtape as to cause injury thereto, Y

I claim:

Vl. A device of j the character described v comprising 1n comblnatlon, asupport for a roll of tape-like material, said support hav-y 'l ing adelivery end through which the tapelike materialmay be Withdrawn andmount-` ings for the support whereby the support and deliviery endlthereof may be laterallyy shifted and the delivery end elevated ordepressed. v Y

' 2. A device of the character described isoVV adapted for use withstrip material handling mechanism, such as calendar rolls, compr-isingyin combinatiom'a support for a roll ot tape-likematerial, said supporthaving a delivery end through which the tape-like matep'rial'may bewithdrawn,. and: a device for. Vmaintaining a predetermined lateralthurst a Yof the support against saidstrip material.

\ 3. A device .of` the character 'described adapted for use withstrip-material handling mechanism, such as calendar rolls, comprising incombination. a support for a rolly of tape-like material, said supporthaving a dey `livery end throughA which the tape-like material may bewithdrawn, and meansy for mainv taining a predetermined downwardpressureof thel delivery. end 1 against said strip material.

4', A device Vof the character .described adapted :for use with stripmaterial handling mechanism,such las calendar rolls, compris- Y ing incombination, a ksupport for a roll of tape-like material, said supporthaving a detaining a' predetermined lateral thrust .of-

n livery end through which the tape-like material may be withdrawn, aYdevice for maining a delivery` endy through which the tape- Vlikematerial may be withdrawn, mount-ings for the support whereby thesupport and delivery end thereof may be laterally shifted and thedelivery end elevated or depressed,

and a friction drag associated with the support for impeding therunwinding ofthe roll.

' 6. A 'device of' the character described comprising in combination, asupport for 'a roll of tape-like material, said support having upwardlyopening bearings and a hori- Zontal outstandingfdelivery chuteror materialdrawn from the lower side of the roll,

fingers for keeping the material inthe chute, l anda friction drag toretard the unrolling of the material. v

7. A device of the character described comprising in combination, asupport for a.

roll of tape-like material, said Vsuport hav-1 ing upwardly openingbearings and. avhorizontal outstanding delivery'chute for mate-I.V Y v55rial drawn' froml the lowerV side of the roll, amounting for the supportwherebyr the `delivery end of thesupport may be elevated or depressed,and a counterweight for the chute.

8. A device of'. thei'character described comprising in combination. asupport for a roll of tape-like material, said supporthaving upwardlyopening bearings and a horizontal 4outstanding delivery chute formate,

rial drawn from the lower side ofthe roll, mounting for the `supportwhereby the same may swing on ja vertical axis, anda spring operatingyuponv the chute to bias'it to a predetermined lateral position. 9. Adevice of the character described comprising in combinatioma supportvfor. a

roll of tapeelike material, said supporthaving upwardly opening bearingsand a hori-V zontal outstanding deliverychute formaterial drawn from thelower side-of the roll, a mounting for, the support vwhereby the samemay swing on a vertical axis, a spring operating upon the chute to biasit toa` predetermined Vlateral position, lingers for f keeping thevmaterial in the chute, l.and a friction drag to retardthe unrollingofthe material. n i

HAROLD B;V Mower. f i

